Car-fender.



J. P. GBRAGHTY & G. W. NAYLOR. CAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

INVENTORS Jalml Gang/14y Gewye WJl/dylor ATTORNEYS WIT/VES'SES C v 5 w WILLIAM NAYLOR, OF ASSIGNORS 0F FORTY-FIVE ONE-HUNDREDTHS TO JOHN P. GERAGHTY AND GEORGE EDWARD CHARLES A. STONEHAM, OF NEW YORK, N, Y.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 10, 1912.

Serial No. 714,398.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN PARKER Gnu- AGLI'LY and Gnonon WVILLIAM NAYLOR, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Car-Fender, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to car fenders arranged under the car platform immediately in front of the wheels and connected with a gate at the forward end of the platform.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved car fender more es pecially designed for use on surface cars and arranged to normally hold the apron frame a distance above the track with a view to clear switches, paving stones and the like, to cause the apron frame to move in an in clined position on a person or other object falling onto the track and being struck by the gate, and to immediately cause the apron frame to swing back into normal position as soon as the person or other object passes onto the apron frame, thus preventing such person or object from being run over or from being injured by preventing a hand or a foot from passing under the apron frame.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a gate at the front end of the car and an apron frame arranged a distance in the rear of the said gate and normally in an approximately horizontal position a distance above the track, the said apron frame being connected with said gate to move simultaneously with the latter and the said apron frame being mounted to move bodily rearwardly into an inclined position with the front end of the apron frame downward in close proximity to the track whenever an obstruction is struck by the gate during the forward motion of the car.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the car fender with the parts in normal position and with the car fender applied to a street car, part of which is shown in section; Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the car fender on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of apron frame.

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the guidcways for the To the under side of the car body A are attached depending hangers niediately in the front of engaged by eyes D, I) of eyes I) being secured on B located imthe wheels C and guideways D, the the hangers B by pins E passing transversely through the eyes and through apertures B the hangers B to permit guideways D up with a view to locate the sired distance ear is running. Each of arranged on of adpisting the and down on the hangers 'uidcways the deabove the track on WlllCll the the guideways D is provided with 'uide grooves having an approximately horizontal portion D", a rearwardly and upwardly inclined rear portion 1), a slightly forwardly and upwardly inclined front portion dropped pocket D the front portion D D" and a slightly at the forward end of (see Fig. 3). An apron frame F of any approved construction is arranged between the guideways D, and the said apron arms F frame is provided with side provided with spaced pins or rollers F F engaging the grooves formed in the guideways apron frame F on the to allow bodily moveme frame F, as hereinafter plained.

D with a view to The apron frame F support the said guideways and nt of the apron more fully exis provided at the rear with a vertical portion F connected at each side by a link connection G with a gate H fulcrumed at its upper end at H on brackets H car body A plainly indicated in Fig. 1.

attached to the under side of the at the front end thereof, as

Each of the link connections G is formed of an apron frame link G pivotally with the vertical portion connected at its rear end of the apron frame F, and the forward end of the link G is connected with a gate link G pivoted on the gate H and provided with a depend.-

ing member Gr resting against the inner s1de of the gate H, as plainly shown 1n Fig. 1.

Vhen the apron frame F is in normal horizontal rear pins or rollers F are at the rear ends of the horizontal portions D of the plainly indicated in Fig. 1,

frame F is held normall matcly horizontal position.

guideways D, as so that the apron y in an approxi- When the apron frame F is in this position the pivotal con nection of the links G, G is below the pivotal connection of the links G and G with the apron frame F and the gate H, respectively, and the depending members G and the links G are in engagement with the gate H. When the car is running and the gate H strikes an obstruction in the track then the gate H swings rearwardly and upwardly, and in doing so the link connections G impart a rearward bodily motion to the apron frame F whereby the rollers travel up the rear inclined portions 11 of the guideways D while the front rollers F pass out of the pockets D and travel down the front portions D into the horizontal portions D so that the apron frame F assumes a rearwardly and upwardly inclined position with the front end of the apron frame in close proximity to the track, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. Thus by the arrangement described the apron frame F moves simultaneously with the gate H so that the apron frame F is in the inclined receiving position prior to the object reaching the front end of the apron frame, whereby the object must necessarily pass onto the apron frame without danger of a foot or a hand being caught under the forward end of the said frame. hen the object passes onto the apron frame the weight of the object causes the apron frame to slide forward, back into a horizontal position, thus lifting the returning apron frame to normal position with the object safely supported thereon.

It is understood that when the gate H swings rearwardly and has moved the apron frame F into inclined receiving position then a further rearward and upward swinging motion given to the gate H by the object causes the links G, G to open up whereby the gate H is free to swing farther rearwardly and upwardly to allow the object to pass under the gate and to finally pass onto the inclined apron frame F, as previously described.

It is also understood that when the links G, G open the apron frame F is not further affected by the link connection and the gate H swinging into uppermost position, and the apron frame F is free to move forward, back into horizontal position, by the weight of the object in the frame, as above explained.

When the apron frame F is in a normal horizontal position with the rollers F in engagement with the pockets D then the apron frame is not liable to be moved out of this position by the jolt-ing or jarring of the cars, but when an object is struck by the gate H and the latter swings rearwardly, then a simultaneous movement is given to the apron frame F to move the latter into the inclined receiving position and to allow the gate H to swing farther up so as to permit the object to clear the gate and to pass onto the apron frame.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A car fender, comprising a gate at the front end of the car, and an apron frame arranged a distance in the rear of the said gate and normally in an approximately horizontal position above the track, the said apron frame being connect-ed with the said gate and adapted to move simultaneously with the latter and the said apron frame being mounted to move bodily rearwardly and into an inclined position with the front end of the apron frame downward in close proximity with the track when the gate strikes an obstruction during the forward motion of the car and to be returned to horizontal position by the weight of the obstruction on the apron frame.

2. A car fender comprising a swing gate at the front end of the car, an apron frame located a distance in the rear of the said gate, a connection between the said gate and the said apron frame adapted to move the latter bodily rearward on the said gate striking an obstruction during the forward movement of the car, and guideways for the apron frame, said guideways being so constructed and the apron frame so mounted therein that the apron frame will be normally held in approximately horizontal position, will be moved bodily rearward and into an inclined position with the front end of the apron frame in close proximity to the track, when the gate strikes an obstruction, and be returned to normal position by the weight of the obstruction on the apron frame.

3. A car fender comprising a gate suspended from the front end of the car and mounted to swing rearwardly, fixed guideways having rearwardly and upwardly inclined rear portions, an apron frameha-ving at each end projections working in the guideways, one of the projections being at the rear of the frame and the other adjacent its forward end, and a link connecting the gate with the apron frame, whereby the apron frame will be normally held in a horizontal position, and will move bodily, rearwardly and into an inclined position when the gate strikes an obstruction and be returned to horizontal position by the weight of the obstruction on the apron frame.

4:. A car fender, comprising a gate suspended from the front end of the car and mounted to swing rearwardly, fixed guideways in the rear of the gate, an apron frame having projections at its ends Working in the guideways, an angular link pivoted to the gate with one member engaging the gate, and a link pivoted to the first link and to the apron frame.

5. A car fender, comprising a gate suspended from the front end of a car and mounted to swing rearwardly, an apron frame arranged a distance in the rear of the said gate and provided at each side with spaced guiding and supporting members, guideways held on the car and each having an approximately horizontal portion a slightly u nvardly inclined forward portion and a rear portion inclined upwardly and rearwardly from the rear OIKl of the said horizon tal portion, the said guiding and supporting members engaging the said guide-ways, and a connection between the said gate and the said apron frame to normally hold the apron frame in an approximately horizontalv position and to move the apron frame rearwardly and into an upwardly and rearwardly inclined position when the gate strikes an object during the forward movement of the car.

6. A car fender, comprising a gate suspended from. the front end of a car and mounted to swing rearwardly, an apron frame arranged a distance in the rear of the said gate and provided at each side with spaced guiding and supporting members, guideways held. on the car and each having an approximately horizontal position, and a rear portion inclined upwardly and rearwardly from the rear end of the said hori' zontal portion, the said guiding and supporting members engaging the said guide ways, and a connection between the said gate and the said apron to normally hold the apron frame in an approximately horizontal position and to move the apron frame rearwardly and into an upwardly and rearwardly inclined position when the gate strikes an object during the forward move ment of the car, the said connection being formed of a gate link connected with the gate and an apron frame link connected with the apron frame and with the said gate link, the latter having an angular member adapted to engage the gate.

7. A car fender, comprising a gate suspended from the front end of a car and mounted to swing rcarwardly, an apron frame arranged a distance in the rear of the said gate, and provided at each side with spaced guiding and supporting members, guideways held on the car and each having an approximately horizontal portion, a forward portion slightly inclined upwardly and forwardly from the forward end of the said horizontal portion, the front terminal of the front portion forming a slightly depending pocket, and a rear portion inclined upwardly and rearwardly from the rear end of the said horizontal portion, the said guiding and supporting members engaging the said guideways, and a connection between the said gate and the said apron frame to normally hold the apron frame in an approximately horizontal position and to move the apron frame rearwardly and into an upwardly and rcarwardly-inclined position when the gate strikes an object during the forward movement of the car.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN P. GERAGHTY.

GEORGE \VlLLIAM NAYLOR. Vi tnesses Amman II. DAVIS,

PHILIP D. ROLLIIAUS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent;

Washington, D. C. 

